More stories by Kevin P. Last week, the Academy Awards announced the shortlists for 12 categories, including Best Original Song. A field that included 65 eligible tracks was tripping down to just 15.

Memphis filmmaker Craig Brewer's new movie, "Song Sung Blue," opens in theaters in Memphis and across the U.S. and Canada on Christmas Day. Here's some information that might be helpful or interesting ...

Could Netflix close the deal again? On Tuesday, “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters made the Oscars shortlist for Best Original Song. The chart-topping song from the streamer’s most-watched movie ever is ...

Oscars Best Original Song Commentary (Updated Dec. 11, 2025): With 15 songs angling for the shortlist, there’s reserved seating for the animated frontrunner — “Golden” from “KPop Demon Hunters” — and ...

Listen to 48 tracks that broke new artists, blew apart genres and revived beloved sounds. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica On the one hand, living in an environment in which sounds ...

Margot Robbie in "Wuthering Heights" and Charli xcx. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Warner Bros. via Youtube, Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for HBO) “I was purely a voyeur and I was enjoying ...

The first new Wicked: For Good song previewed is an Elphaba number, called “No Place Like Home.” This is, of course, a direct callback to Judy Garland and the original 1939 Wizard of Oz. You can check ...

One of the most anticipated films of the year (maybe the decade?) has to be Wicked: For Good. The first film only adapted the Broadway musical’s first act, ending with Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo) ...

Wicked: For Good will feature two new original songs — allowing audiences to explore Elphaba and Glinda’s journeys on an even deeper level. Part 2 of the movie musical, which is based on the second ...

"Having been personally affected by fire and being rebuilt from the ashes, this project holds profound meaning for me," Cyrus said. By Ethan Millman Music Editor Miley Cyrus recorded a new song for ...

Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.

Making a good cover song isn’t easy, and most bands are lucky if they can simply do justice to the original. However, there's a short list of bands and musicians that have outdone the original song ...